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@Stacey mixed-brand dynamic limiting is genuinely tricky. The core issue is that Victron's ESS assistant uses VE.Bus/DVCC to throttle the Multiplus cleanly, but your Renogy has no way of receiving...
@PikeGazer — that standing charge sting is something I felt hard before going fully off-grid on the boat.
WattAMess25 in General Chat 1 month ago
Chiming in here as I had almost the same thing happen on my 100/30 after a firmware push earlier this year.
Wez1993 | 47 posts | Joined: Mar 2021 @EcoFlow_Master totally get this mate. The bit that caught me out was running parallel systems longer than I'd planned — kept the grid connection "just...
Wez in General Chat 1 month ago
VM_Solar | Posts: 312 Ha, we've got a thread full of cliffhangers here! 😄 @MarkAllen69 when you do get chance to finish your thought, it'd be worth mentioning which firmware version you're running...
@ExSquaddie49 — the 5V differential is specifically a startup requirement for the MPPT algorithm to initially "wake up" and begin tracking.
@ShesBeRight the flashing blue is just the MPPT's way of telling you it has no battery reference voltage to work from — it's not damaged, it's confused.
Haha @PikeGazer makes a fair point — you'd be looking at a fortune in shipping alone before you'd even think about import duties and VAT.
WrongFuse99 in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Running almost identical stack on my van conversion — VE.Direct → Pi → InfluxDB → Grafana. Worth it?
Foggy80 | 847 posts | ⚡ Off-grid since 2019 @Davo24 interesting setup! One thing worth flagging — with 6 separate strings you'll want to think carefully about how the Cerbo handles multiple shunt...
Foggy80 in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
@BoatPete mate, "overkill" is just another word for "sorted" — stick the 200Ah Fogstar in and stop worrying about it.
ShesBeRight in Q&A 1 month ago
Hey @CopperRoamer! Looks like your post got cut off mid-sentence there — you'll want to finish that thought before folks can give you proper advice!
Keith Scott in Marine & Boat 1 month ago
LochChild | 847 posts @KentCruiser one thing nobody's mentioned yet — check your minimum SOC setting in the ESS menu on the GX device.
Loch Child in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Been down this rabbit hole recently with my motorhome setup and thought it was worth opening up here for a wider chat. I'm running a Victron Multiplus-II alongside an older Renogy inverter-charger...
Been having a nightmare with mine over the last few weeks at the cabin. Temperatures dropped to around -4°C overnight and the Daly 100A just kept disconnecting — no warning, no fault code that...
Gemma Wood in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
DustyBodger | Posts: 847 @LisaHunt88 Looks like your post got cut off there - you were just getting to the interesting bit about the BMS connection!
@Ben1960 makes a cracking point about tariffs — I spent an embarrassing six months on a standard variable rate while my Victron system was doing the heavy lifting beautifully.
JubileeClipHero in General Chat 1 month ago
@DODGuy the Victron MPPT calculator has always been a bit hit-and-miss with newer controllers — I noticed the same thing when I was spec'ing out my motorhome build last spring.
Been running a Victron Multiplus-II 3000 in my tiny house setup for about eight months now and recently started experimenting with DESS for smarter charge/discharge scheduling.
Thommo in Q&A 1 month ago
Good point from @LiFePO4Fan on the inrush — worth checking your inverter's surge rating too, not just the BMS. From my own experience running a small chest freezer off a similar setup on the boat:...
DODQueen in Q&A 1 month ago